Enøshima
Heroes of Somerset Academy Chapter 4: Firebug
I wake up to find I'm in the school's infirmary. In the beds around me, is the rest of the team. I try to get up, but I just feel this aching in my back. Oh, my back. I see Pharaoh talking to Neverdie, seemingly apologizing for Clarion's cockiness. Apparently, Pharaoh was able to nullify Neverdie's armor, which led to Glory winning. Lieutenant Liberty looks to be in the best shape out of all of us, as he's already getting out of his bed. Our teacher, Mr. Grey, enters the room, I assume to check up on us. He looks around, and finally points at the tv.
"Good, seems the news is already reporting about the series of arsons. Saves me time and energy. I've sent the location of the most recent arson to your badges. Get there as soon as you can." I hear Grey say with almost no regard for our well-being. He's about to leave, before I speak up.
"Oh, so that's all? Not here to check up on us and see how we're doing? Just business as usual?" While I'm talking, I get up out of my bed, and put my costume on. Guess it's time to get to work.
"You're fine. Maybe a few bruises here and there, but nothing major. Anyways, I'll be leaving now.." With that, Grey leaves the room.
"What time is it?" Wiley asks, as he's wiping his eyes.
"2:45 pm, why?" Neverdie responds, as he looks at the clock in the infirmary.
"What was that?" It looks as though Wiley didn't even hear him.
"2:45 PM! Got it?"
"Yeah, I got it this time.. Ah crap, I got to go to work! Can't be late! I'll catch up with you guys later, I guess?!" Oh right, Wiley did mention to us the other day that he works at Muchacho's Burgers.
Before we're given any time to respond, he zips off.
"Guess it'll just be the 5 of us. We better get going." Silver Lance bluntly says while putting his costume on.
"Hey, could I tag along with one of you? Cause otherwise it'll take me forever to get there, as my teleporting isn't all too reliable these days." Mushroom Man asks as I notice him sweating.
"Yeah for sure man! I've gotcha covered." I say, trying to reassure him.
"C ya later Pharaoh, as there's justice to be done!" Liberty's enthusiasm is almost contagious, it's scary.
We all start making our way there in various ways. Silver Lance, me, and Mushroom Man via flight, while Liberty and Neverdie get there via teleportation.
To be fair, I'm not really the investigative type, so when the team arrives at the given location, I'm not sure how big of a help I'll be. We check out the scene looking for anything out of the ordinary. Besides a whole lot of rubble, there's not really much to look at.
"Over here guys!" Silver Lance yells out. As we walk over to where he is, we notice scorch marks on the ground. It's not very visible, but they are there. There's not just one either, as there is almost a trail leading out of the building.
"Let's see where this leads." Neverdie says, as he starts following the trail of scorch marks. I along with the rest of the team follow behind him. Hopefully this gives us something worthwhile. We follow this trail for what seems like forever, before it eventually just stops. We check out some of the buildings nearby, but it doesn't really give us anything useful.
"So what now? We aren't any closer than when we started.." I say, slightly frustrated.
"Why don't we just stake this out? I mean, the next target could be around here somewhere.."
"Mushroom Man brings up a good point. I feel like that may be our best course of action at this point." Silver Lance replies, as we go back to the latest building hit by this arsonist.
As we're waiting around, I decide to get my work out on. I put in my headphones, and start doing push ups, crunches, squats, and other exercises to keep myself in optimal shape. Lance, Liberty, Neverdie, and Mushroom Man decided to get some actual steak, and are just hanging out, having fun. Hours pass by, before anything really happens. We notice a burning building in the distance, so we start moving towards it. It doesn't take all that long before we arrive at the burning building. I can hear screaming inside the building, but there's a winged figure that flies out of the building..
"Liberty, and Silver Lance, follow that person, while me, Fautline, and Mushroom Man rescue civilians."
"I'm team leader Neverdie! That means I make the calls! Though, that does work. What about Wiley?"
"That doesn't matter right now, just go! As for Wiley, I'll give him a call." Neverdie responds. Silver Lance flies off after the figure with Lieutenant Liberty teleporting, not too far behind them. I create an earth slide that reaches up to the second level. The three of us here run into the building. Neverdie ends up calling Wiley, but I guess he doesn't answer, so he ends up calling Muchacho's Burger's itself. I make my way up to the second floor. Upon entering one of the rooms, I notice three people. A mother, father, and their daughter. The ceiling's about to collapse, but I create an earth shield.
"Go! I won't be able to hold this up for long! Through the window at the end of the hall, there's a slide set up." The father picks up their daughter, and they all dash out of the room. There's a whole lot of weight pushing down on my shield but I'm able to hold it long enough to get out of the room. Walking through the hallway, avoiding falling debris, I make sure the rest of the rooms are cleared, before making my way down to the first floor. It looks like Mushroom Man, and Neverdie cleared out the first floor. I feel the earth below me once I'm outside, just to make sure no one else is inside. Phew, no one's still inside. With everyone at a safe distance, I call the authorities. Me and Mushroom Man stay, and Neverdie leaves to join the fight against the arsonist.
----------------------
POV change to Silver Lance
The figure notice us following, and flies in a zig zag, trying to make things difficult. They throw fireballs at both me and Lieutenant Liberty, but we're able to avoid it relatively easily.
"Why are you doing this?" I inquire, but there's no response. Navigating our way through the city, narrowly dodging signs, and other things that are in the way as we exchange shots at each other. Liberty tries to teleport onto the flyer, but overshot by quite a bit. This cycle repeats for a few minutes, before I notice an orange blur, running along the monorail. That could only be one person.. Wiley.. As he reaches the end of the monorail, I see him leap from it, dive bombing onto the flyer. I use that moment to blast the flyer downwards. Within seconds, the flyer collides with the wall, and is out cold.. Their helmet cracks, and reveals their face. I come closer, and see the face of a girl that's middle-aged. Liberty catches up. Since she took most of the impact, Wiley's looking quite spry. It's a few minutes, before the rest of our team arrives. It's during this time that I call the police. Another win under our belts!! First Monster, now this Firebug. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself, and no, that loss against Glory doesn't count.
End
------------------
So I'm bringing back my Sunrise City story! Rebranding it Heroes of Somerset Academy! If you are at all interested in me tagging you in this series, feel free to let me know.
Heroes of Somerset Academy Chapter 4: Firebug
I wake up to find I'm in the school's infirmary. In the beds around me, is the rest of the team. I try to get up, but I just feel this aching in my back. Oh, my back. I see Pharaoh talking to Neverdie, seemingly apologizing for Clarion's cockiness. Apparently, Pharaoh was able to nullify Neverdie's armor, which led to Glory winning. Lieutenant Liberty looks to be in the best shape out of all of us, as he's already getting out of his bed. Our teacher, Mr. Grey, enters the room, I assume to check up on us. He looks around, and finally points at the tv.
"Good, seems the news is already reporting about the series of arsons. Saves me time and energy. I've sent the location of the most recent arson to your badges. Get there as soon as you can." I hear Grey say with almost no regard for our well-being. He's about to leave, before I speak up.
"Oh, so that's all? Not here to check up on us and see how we're doing? Just business as usual?" While I'm talking, I get up out of my bed, and put my costume on. Guess it's time to get to work.
"You're fine. Maybe a few bruises here and there, but nothing major. Anyways, I'll be leaving now.." With that, Grey leaves the room.
"What time is it?" Wiley asks, as he's wiping his eyes.
"2:45 pm, why?" Neverdie responds, as he looks at the clock in the infirmary.
"What was that?" It looks as though Wiley didn't even hear him.
"2:45 PM! Got it?"
"Yeah, I got it this time.. Ah crap, I got to go to work! Can't be late! I'll catch up with you guys later, I guess?!" Oh right, Wiley did mention to us the other day that he works at Muchacho's Burgers.
Before we're given any time to respond, he zips off.
"Guess it'll just be the 5 of us. We better get going." Silver Lance bluntly says while putting his costume on.
"Hey, could I tag along with one of you? Cause otherwise it'll take me forever to get there, as my teleporting isn't all too reliable these days." Mushroom Man asks as I notice him sweating.
"Yeah for sure man! I've gotcha covered." I say, trying to reassure him.
"C ya later Pharaoh, as there's justice to be done!" Liberty's enthusiasm is almost contagious, it's scary.
We all start making our way there in various ways. Silver Lance, me, and Mushroom Man via flight, while Liberty and Neverdie get there via teleportation.
To be fair, I'm not really the investigative type, so when the team arrives at the given location, I'm not sure how big of a help I'll be. We check out the scene looking for anything out of the ordinary. Besides a whole lot of rubble, there's not really much to look at.
"Over here guys!" Silver Lance yells out. As we walk over to where he is, we notice scorch marks on the ground. It's not very visible, but they are there. There's not just one either, as there is almost a trail leading out of the building.
"Let's see where this leads." Neverdie says, as he starts following the trail of scorch marks. I along with the rest of the team follow behind him. Hopefully this gives us something worthwhile. We follow this trail for what seems like forever, before it eventually just stops. We check out some of the buildings nearby, but it doesn't really give us anything useful.
"So what now? We aren't any closer than when we started.." I say, slightly frustrated.
"Why don't we just stake this out? I mean, the next target could be around here somewhere.."
"Mushroom Man brings up a good point. I feel like that may be our best course of action at this point." Silver Lance replies, as we go back to the latest building hit by this arsonist.
As we're waiting around, I decide to get my work out on. I put in my headphones, and start doing push ups, crunches, squats, and other exercises to keep myself in optimal shape. Lance, Liberty, Neverdie, and Mushroom Man decided to get some actual steak, and are just hanging out, having fun. Hours pass by, before anything really happens. We notice a burning building in the distance, so we start moving towards it. It doesn't take all that long before we arrive at the burning building. I can hear screaming inside the building, but there's a winged figure that flies out of the building..
"Liberty, and Silver Lance, follow that person, while me, Fautline, and Mushroom Man rescue civilians."
"I'm team leader Neverdie! That means I make the calls! Though, that does work. What about Wiley?"
"That doesn't matter right now, just go! As for Wiley, I'll give him a call." Neverdie responds. Silver Lance flies off after the figure with Lieutenant Liberty teleporting, not too far behind them. I create an earth slide that reaches up to the second level. The three of us here run into the building. Neverdie ends up calling Wiley, but I guess he doesn't answer, so he ends up calling Muchacho's Burger's itself. I make my way up to the second floor. Upon entering one of the rooms, I notice three people. A mother, father, and their daughter. The ceiling's about to collapse, but I create an earth shield.
"Go! I won't be able to hold this up for long! Through the window at the end of the hall, there's a slide set up." The father picks up their daughter, and they all dash out of the room. There's a whole lot of weight pushing down on my shield but I'm able to hold it long enough to get out of the room. Walking through the hallway, avoiding falling debris, I make sure the rest of the rooms are cleared, before making my way down to the first floor. It looks like Mushroom Man, and Neverdie cleared out the first floor. I feel the earth below me once I'm outside, just to make sure no one else is inside. Phew, no one's still inside. With everyone at a safe distance, I call the authorities. Me and Mushroom Man stay, and Neverdie leaves to join the fight against the arsonist.
----------------------
POV change to Silver Lance
The figure notice us following, and flies in a zig zag, trying to make things difficult. They throw fireballs at both me and Lieutenant Liberty, but we're able to avoid it relatively easily.
"Why are you doing this?" I inquire, but there's no response. Navigating our way through the city, narrowly dodging signs, and other things that are in the way as we exchange shots at each other. Liberty tries to teleport onto the flyer, but overshot by quite a bit. This cycle repeats for a few minutes, before I notice an orange blur, running along the monorail. That could only be one person.. Wiley.. As he reaches the end of the monorail, I see him leap from it, dive bombing onto the flyer. I use that moment to blast the flyer downwards. Within seconds, the flyer collides with the wall, and is out cold.. Their helmet cracks, and reveals their face. I come closer, and see the face of a girl that's middle-aged. Liberty catches up. Since she took most of the impact, Wiley's looking quite spry. It's a few minutes, before the rest of our team arrives. It's during this time that I call the police. Another win under our belts!! First Monster, now this Firebug. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself, and no, that loss against Glory doesn't count.
End
------------------
So I'm bringing back my Sunrise City story! Rebranding it Heroes of Somerset Academy! If you are at all interested in me tagging you in this series, feel free to let me know.